The El Nino/La Nina Chronicles - 7

Saint Nino Is Weather, Man

This series points out the impact of mythology on the small scientific community section that loves mythology (The El Nino/La Nina Chronicles, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

There, "Santa Claus" trumpets Xmas news from the halls of the El Nino/La Nina scientists who are all getting it wrong:

"When the Pacific Ocean sloshed warm water back toward Peru in the 1500's, the country's fisheries collapsed around Christmas time. A name was born: 'El Nino: The Christmas Child.'

"It's the little child of Christ who is causing problems,' said UC Davis Atmospheric Science Professor Ian Faloona ... 'The Chimu people of Peru believed that El Nino is still mystifying. 'Every 2-7 years, the winds seem to just weaken in the summertime,' said Faloona. 'I think its very mysterious how it evolves.'

(The Mystery of El Nino)." [cf. Doing The Right Thing - Mithraism - 2]

(The El Nino/La Nina Chronicles; c.f. The Warming Science Commentariat, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Those who are paid to be politically polluted trumpet 5th grade science "the ocean surface water along the equator in the Pacific Ocean is warmer than" is trumpeted by those pseudo-meteorologists who know what everyone else does ... it's the Equator stupid.

A discussion with AI brought out:

"The Pacific Ocean is warmer along the equator because the region receives direct, intense solar radiation per unit area than higher latitudes."

"The Atlantic Ocean surface is warmer along the equator because the region receives direct, intense sunlight year-round. This concentrated solar energy heats the surface water much more that at higher latitudes."

"Direct Solar Radiation. The sun hits the equator at a high, direct angle all year, doubling the heat input compared to polar regions."

(AI).

The previous post in this series is here.